Obituaries

Obituaries

Donald William Mott

Donald William Mott

December 18, 2020

Update: Graveside Memorial Service will be held at the Paullina Friends Meeting Cemetery,  4468 Silver Ave, Paullina, IA, on Tuesday July 20 th , 2021 at 11:00 a.m.

Some seating will be provided but we ask people to bring their own lawn chairs if possible.

After the service relatives...

Joe Marvin

Joe Marvin

December 18, 2020

Private family services for Ronald "Joe" Marvin, 82, who went home to be with his Lord and Savior Friday, December 18th, 2020, will be held Tuesday, December 22nd, 2020.  Friends may join the family on our Livestream beginning at 10:30 a.m. on Joe's obituary page of Overton Funeral Home's website.  Graveside services will be held at 12:30 p.m. in...

Wilford Lee O'Neal

Wilford Lee O'Neal

December 17, 2020

Wilford Lee O'Neal, 88, passed away Thursday, December 17, 2020, in Indianola, IA. Private family services will be held Tuesday, December 29, 2020, at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. You may join the family on our Livestream beginning at 1p.m. on Wilford's obituary page of Overton Funeral Home's website. Burial will follow in the Sandyville Cemetery, Sandyville, IA. A...

Jesse Johnston

Jesse Johnston

December 17, 2020

Jesse Ruth Johnston departed her loving family after a courageous battle with glioblastoma on December 17 th .  She loved the simplest pleasures in life – traveling, dancing, hiking, practicing yoga and reading with a glass of wine in hand.  She had an uncanny ability to connect with people and her smile was infectious to everyone she met.  She...

Leo Frederick Guest

Leo Frederick Guest

December 16, 2020

Leo Frederick Guest, drove his Corvette off into the skies for Heaven on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 to a new beginning free of pain and complications from his recent health issues.

Leo was born on April 15, 1938 in Marceline, Missouri to Fred and Blanche Guest and grew up in Pleasantville, Iowa.  He married Sandra Sacre on...

Sherrill Louise Leggett

Sherrill Louise Leggett

December 15, 2020

Sherrill Louise Leggett was born July 16, 1949 in Indianola, Iowa and passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at home. No services are planned.

James "Marty" Middleswart

James "Marty" Middleswart

December 15, 2020

James "Marty" Middleswart, 78, of Indianola, IA, passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2020, in Des Moines, IA.  Funeral Mass will be held on Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Indianola with visitation held one hour prior to service. Face coverings are required. You may join the family on our Livestream beginning at 10:30 a.m....

Rev. Donald Dean Frank

Rev. Donald Dean Frank

December 14, 2020

Reverend Donald Dean Frank, originally from Cherokee, Iowa, passed away on December 14, 2020 in Indianola, Iowa.  Don, son of Paul Sellers Frank and Cressa Lucille (Copple) Frank, was born May 3, 1932 at Cherokee, Iowa.  As a boy his family lived on a farm near Washta, Iowa where he attended school through 5 th ​ ​ grade.  In...

Marvin Russell Mcfall

Marvin Russell Mcfall

December 13, 2020

Marvin Russell McFall, 78, of Indianola, IA, passed away Sunday, December 13, 2020 at MercyOne Medical Center in Des Moines, IA.

Marvin was born August 1, 1942 in Churdan, IA to Walter Stephen and Blanche Rose (Bartle) McFall. He served his country in the United States Army stationed in Korea from 1964 to 1966, driving and repairing...

Cynthia "Cindy" Crall

Cynthia "Cindy" Crall

December 13, 2020

Cynthia Lynn "Cindy" Crall, 49, passed away Sunday, December 13, 2020, in Des Moines.  Private Family Mass will be held on Friday, December 18, 2020.  You may join the family on our Livestream beginning at 10 a.m. on Cynthia's obituary page of Overton Funeral Home's website.

Cindy was known affectionately by her childhood nickname "Mouse."  She grew...

Catherine Malcolm Johnson

Catherine Malcolm Johnson

December 12, 2020

Catherine Malcolm (Grant) Johnson passed away peacefully Saturday, December 12, 2020 at the Taylor House, in Des Moines, IA.  Catherine was born May 21, 1934 in Ames, IA to John Gray Grant and Muriel Hargrave (Shewan). She was united in marriage to James Norman Johnson on April 7, 1956 at the Collegiate Presbyterian Church in Ames, IA. He preceded...

Johnnie Lee Betterton

Johnnie Lee Betterton

December 11, 2020

Johnnie Lee Betterton, 80, of Indianola, IA, died Friday, December 11, 2020.  Johnnie was born the son of Herbert Lee Betterton and Vera Lovada Pearson, on July 3, 1940 in Knoxville, IA.  He graduated from Knoxville High School.

Johnnie and the love of his life Kathy Palmer were married July 1, 1962.  He worked at Brown Shoe...

D. William (Bill) Thomas

D. William (Bill) Thomas

December 11, 2020

D. William (Bill) Thomas, 72, passed away December 11, 2020. Bill, the son of William A. and Mary Ann Thomas, was born February 9, 1948 in Des Moines, Iowa. He graduated from Lincoln High School in 1966, the University of Pennsylvania-Wharton School in 1970 and Drake University Law School in 1977.  Bill was an officer in the United States...

Russell Ives Long

Russell Ives Long

December 10, 2020

Update: A graveside service and interment of ashes for Russell and Mary Long will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, July 30, 2021 at the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Indianola.

Russell I. Long, 94, passed away December 10, 2020.  Russ, the son of Earl and Hattie Long, was born on March 15, 1926 in Clarke County, Iowa.  He graduated...

Doyle Adams

Doyle Adams

December 8, 2020

Doyle Duane Adams was born December 11, 1932, in Burlington, IA, to Howard and Marian Adams. He spent his childhood hunting and fishing with his father and his high school friends, as he got older. These became lifelong friendships with friends he continued to see at his class reunions clear up to his 65 th in 2015.  Doyle was...

Bernard "Bernie" Clark

Bernard "Bernie" Clark

December 8, 2020

Family services for Bernard "Bernie" Harl Clark, 68, who passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at home, will be held Saturday, December 12, 2020.  Friends may join the family on our live stream beginning at 2 p.m. on Bernard's obituary page of Overton Funeral Home's website.

Bernie is survived by his daughter, Robin Phillips; sisters, Debbie Hail...

Amanda Kay Core

Amanda Kay Core

December 6, 2020

Family services for Amanda Core, 41, of Indianola, IA, who passed away Sunday, December 6, 2020, in an auto accident, will be held Monday, December 14.  Friends may join the family on Amanda's obituary page of Overton Funeral Home's website beginning at 10:30 a.m.  Burial will follow in the Indianola I.O.O.F. Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

Amanda was a...

Ramona Arlene Butler

Ramona Arlene Butler

December 1, 2020

Private Family services for Ramona Arlene Butler, 88, of Indianola, IA, who passed away from this life that we shared, December 1, 2020, at The Village in Indianola. Livestreaming will begin 1 p.m., Saturday, December 5 on Ramona's obituary page of Overton Funeral's website at www.overtonfunerals.com. Burial will be in the Liberty Center Cemetery, Liberty Center, IA.

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Sandra Kay Brown

Sandra Kay Brown

November 30, 2020

Sandra Kay Brown, 64, loving mother of one daughter, two grandchildren, step-son, and three step-grandchildren, passed away Monday, November 30, 2020, in Des Moines.  A Family Celebration of Life service will be held on Sunday, December 6, 2020.  You may join the family on our Livestream beginning at 2 p.m. on Sandra's obituary page of Overton Funeral Home's website....

James Allen Van Syoc

James Allen Van Syoc

November 29, 2020

JAMES ALLEN VAN SYOC

Indianola

James Allen Van Syoc was born October 27, 1954 in Des Moines, IA to James Otley and Florence Ellen Van Syoc.  He passed away Sunday, November 29, 2020 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center at the age of 66 after a short battle with COVID.  He lived in several...

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